Solon Public Works Director Scott Kleppe tells Cedar Rapids television station KCRG (https://bit.ly/2aSmUVy ) that the flooding caused the treatment plant to lose power for an hour and a generator to fail.

Kleppe asks that Solon residents limit water usage - such as taking shorter showers and put off doing dishes and laundry - to put less strain on the plant.

Kleppe says the flooding left him and others stranded at the plant overnight Thursday, because roads around it were flooded.